Sports Injury

If you've sustained a sports injury in Phoenix, you doubtless want to get back to your favorite activity as quickly as possible, ideally without surgery -- and that means you'll want to contact us. Imagine Wellness Chiropractic Center is the place to turn for natural, non-invasive Phoenix sports injury treatment.

Sports injuries may be either acute or chronic in nature. Football or hockey impacts, for instance, can produce vertebral subluxation (misalignment), pinched nerves and whiplash. Other sports injuries are more subtle and slow-growing. Repetitive strain injuries are a prime example. These injuries occur when chronic overuse of one particular body part puts excessive strain on soft tissues such as muscles and tendons, leading to pain, stiffness and inflammation in the joint. Examples include:

Plantar fasciitis - Plantar fasciitis is chronic pain and inflammation in the connective tissues that extends across the bottom of the foot.

Runner's knee - Runner's knee is a painful knee instability related to musculoskeletal imbalances in the legs and feet.

Tennis elbow - Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) is the result of micro-tears in the tissues on the outside of the elbow, commonly associated with countless tennis racket swings.

Back pain - Back pain can result from chronic overuse of the muscles that support your spine, from the constant jolts of running to the stresses of weightlifting and the twisting motions required by tennis or golf.

Chiropractic Care and Other Treatments for Your Sports Injury in Phoenix

While it may be impossible to avoid the basic motions required by your athletic activity of choice, it's useful to recognize factors that may make you especially vulnerable to sports injuries as your perform these motions. for instance, spinal alignment issues that throw your body off balance can affect your balance, technique and weight distribution. Failure to warm up or otherwise prepare the muscles properly can also raise your risk for sports injuries. Our Phoenix chiropractor can perform a detailed physical evaluation, not only to diagnose the injury itself but also to identify its musculoskeletal or biomechanical causes.

Chiropractic care can play a major role in your Phoenix sports injury treatment. By correcting your spinal alignment and joint function, our Phoenix chiropractor can help you adopt a more balanced stance and gait, optimizing your technique and minimizing strain. It can also take pressure off your nerves so they can relay signals more efficiently, which not only relieves neurological issues but also sharpens your overall physical function. If you need to rehabilitate a soft tissue strain or sprain, we can prescribe corrective exercises to help you regain flexibility and strength safely. Nutritional counseling can enhance the healing process further by helping you ingest the right mix of raw ingredients to rebuild your body.